Arsenal draw Besiktas in Champions League qualifying round draw

Arsenal must beat Turkish team Besiktas in order to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League this season.

The Gunners, who finished fourth in the Premier League last term, were paired with Besiktas during the fancy Uefa draw in Nyon this morning.

Arsene Wenger has an excellent record of guiding his team into Europe’s elite club competition, and despite the fact Germany World Cup winning trio Per Mertesacker, Mesut Ozil and Lukas Podolski won’t be fit in the time to play, he’ll be confident of victory.

Arsenal play the first leg of the clash on the 19/20 of August, with the return leg the week after on the 26/27.